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World Service,4 mins

French pensioner, 91, finally gets PhD after 30 years

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A 91-year-old French woman, Colette Bourlier, has been awarded a doctorate in geography 30 years after she began the degree on immigrant workers in the city of Besançon, eastern France. Before receiving her PhD she had to make a presentation to an academic jury at Franche-Comté University. Weekend's Martin Vennard asked her how she felt about her success. (Photo: Colette Bourlier. Credit: Ludovic Godard)

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